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KRPJ Rochelle Municipal Airport-Koritz Field
Rochelle, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: RPJ
Lat/Long: 41-53-34.8050N / 089-04-41.8440W
41-53.580083N / 089-04.697400W
41.8930014 / -89.0782900
(estimated)
Elevation: 781 ft. / 238.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01W (2005)
From city: 2 miles S of ROCHELLE, IL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 61068

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1947
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: KANKAKEE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RPJ (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: NOV-APR MON-FRI 0800-1700, MAY-OCT MON-FRI 0800-1900, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-1400
Pattern altitude: 1581 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 07/25 PRESET ON LOW INTST SS-SR ONLY; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RY 07 - CTAF.
MIRL RY 07/25 PRESET ON LOW INTST SS-SR ONLY; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RY 07, REIL RY 25, PAPI RY 07 & PAPI RY 25 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 119.675 (815-562-2955)
ROCKFORD APPROACH: 126.0
ROCKFORD DEPARTURE: 126.0
WX AWOS-3 at DKB (17 nm E): 119.075 (815-748-2350)
WX ASOS at RFD (18 nm N): PHONE 815-399-0627

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PLLr099/20.4POLO VOR/DME111.2003E
RFDr164/20.7ROCKFORD VOR/DME110.8001E
DPAr268/32.5DUPAGE VOR/DME108.4002E
JOTr299/39.9JOLIET VORTAC112.3002E
JVLr175/39.9JANESVILLE VOR/DME114.3003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DEKALB264/16.720902WDKB -.. -.- -...
OTTAWA341/33.426601EOIX --- .. -..-
WHITESIDE070/33.525401EBOZ -... --- --..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 4226 x 75 ft. / 1288 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 15.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 41-53.461100N41-53.699517N
Longitude: 089-05.134033W089-04.259267W
Elevation: 772.0 ft.781.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 071 magnetic, 070 true251 magnetic, 250 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Obstructions: none18 ft. road, 714 ft. from runway, 170 ft. left of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF ROCHELLE
CITY HALL-BOX A
ROCHELLE, IL 61068
Phone 815-562-6161
Manager: DON ELLIOT
CITY HALL-BOX A
ROCHELLE, IL 61068
Phone 815-562-2494

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 31
Single engine airplanes: 29
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 33/day *
67% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07   download (187KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25   download (188KB)
VOR-A   download (168KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (29KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDKB - De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (17 nm E)
C73 - Dixon Municipal Airport-Charles R. Walgreen Field (17 nm W)
KRFD - Chicago/Rockford International Airport (18 nm N)
KARR - Aurora Municipal Airport (28 nm E)
C77 - Poplar Grove Airport (28 nm NE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:5409:54
Sunrise05:2810:28
Sunset20:3401:34
Evening civil twilight21:0802:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 06:38:36
Local (UTC-5)  05-Jul-2009 01:38:36
 
METAR
KRPJ 050605Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM BR VV005 14/13 A2997 RMK AO2 T01380134
KDKB 
17nm E 
050605Z AUTO 06003KT 1 1/4SM BR VV007 14/14 A2996 RMK AO2 T01400135
KRFD 
18nm N 
050623Z 00000KT 1 3/4SM R01/4000VP6000FT BR FEW180 14/14 A2999 RMK AO2
TAF
KRFD 
18nm N 
050616Z 0506/0606 VRB03KT 2SM BR FEW200 TEMPO 0506/0510 1/2SM FG FM051200 VRB03KT 3SM BR FEW200 FM051400 VRB03KT P6SM FEW040 FM051800 27007KT P6SM SCT045 FM052100 30006KT P6SM SCT045 SCT120 FM060100 31008KT P6SM SCT120
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Rochelle Municipal Airport 815-562-8619
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown)
 
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More info about Rochelle Municipal Airport
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SS 
100LL 
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Jet A 
$3.30 
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COMFORT INN AND SUITES 2.9 80-150
 

Other hotels near Rochelle Municipal Airport-Koritz Field

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL ROCHELLE 2.9 59-67
BAYMONT INN & SUITES 2.9 79-89
US EXPRESS HOTEL 3.7 60-70

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Hotels in other cities near Rochelle Municipal Airport-Koritz Field

4 in Rochelle
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